Jane Cover

Jane Cover
Post Doctoral Research Associate
Ph.D., University of Washington, 2007

Contact Information:
Parrington Hall, Room 408
206.685.7303
janec@u.washington.edu

Areas of Specialization:
Demography; Residential Segregation; Ethnic and Socioeconomic Stratification; Urban Sociology; Poverty and Community Development

Jane Cover joined the Evans School in March 2007 as research manager for the Community Vitality Project and has worked as a post doctoral research associate since December 2007. Her research interests included demography, residential segregation, ethnic and socioeconomic stratification, urban sociology, and poverty and community development.

Prior to pursuing her doctoral degree, Cover worked as a research and policy analyst at the Population Reference Bureau in Washington, D.C. She is also a member of the Population Association of America and the American Sociological Association.

Cover holds a Ph.D. of Sociology from the University of Washington, a Master in Public Health from Tulane University, and a BA in psychology from Whitman College.

Curriculum Vitae (97.5 KB PDF)

Publications

“Heterogeneity and Harmony: Neighboring Relationships among Whites in Ethnically Diverse Neighborhoods in Seattle” with Pete Guest and Charis Kubrin for Urban Studies; Vol. 45(3), 501-526; 2008

“Health Services Utilization by Low-Income Limited English Proficient Adults” with Elinor Graham, Troy Jacobs and Tao Sheng Kwan-Gett for the Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, 2007

“Neighborhood Context and Neighboring Ties” with Pete Guest, Charis Kubrin and Ross Matsueda for City and Community; Vol. 5 (4), 363-385; 2006